The body found near the railroad tracks between Wright and
Central avenues has been identified as Gary Carter, 56, of Morgan
Hill. Carter died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
based on what information the Morgan Hill Police Department has,
Cmdr. Joe Sampson said.
Morgan Hill – The body found near the railroad tracks between Wright and Central avenues has been identified as Gary Carter, 56, of Morgan Hill. Carter died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound based on what information the Morgan Hill Police Department has, Cmdr. Joe Sampson said.
About 10:30 a.m., a call was received from someone at the Shadow Mountain Baptist Church at 17810 Monterey St. Carter was the business manager at the church, according to the Shadow Mountain Baptist Church website. The person who called police said they heard a gun shot near the train tracks. The church is located on the west side of Monterey Street. The body was found east of the tracks about 100 yards from the front of the church.
According to Sampson, medical assistance was requested but Carter was not responsive and died at the scene, just east of the train tracks beneath a tree.
Sampson said there are no signs of foul play and the coroner is currently investigating the cause of death, though the cause appears to be suicide.
At 12:30 p.m. several Morgan Hill police officers, the coroner and several Crime Scene Investigators were at the scene. The body was not covered yet and was lying face down, the head toward the tracks. Carter was wearing a dark jacket with the racing logo NHRA on the back.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s department also responded to a call of a body near the railroad tracks after a concerned passenger on a passing Amtrak train called 911 and said they saw a body outside. MHPD were en route to the scene when that call was placed, Sampson said.
According to the Shadow Baptist website, Carter was born in Phoenix in 1954 and was raised in California until moving to Australia with his family at age 11.
“He was saved in an independent Baptist church at age 13,” the website reads. He held a computer science degree from the University of Western Australia. He returned to the U.S. 1981 and held a number of management positions for a variety of banks, the website says.
